Gene Balk

New market-research data shows where Seattle ranks for the popularity of hiking among the nation's largest metro areas, writes FYI Guy.

After decades of declines, the number of young-adult homeowners is on the rise. But looked at another way, the picture isn't as pretty.

More than one in eight Seattle homes was a single room in 2022, the highest share among the nation's 100 largest cities, FYI Guy writes.

Newly released data shows that in July, worker foot traffic downtown topped 60% of pre-pandemic levels for the first time, FYI Guy writes.

Around 15% of office buildings in the Seattle market are strong candidates for conversion to apartments, according to a new index, writes FYI Guy.

New survey data shows 55.5% of adults in the Seattle area are Democrats or lean Democratic, ranking Seattle among the 10 bluest large metros, FYI Guy writes.

Seattle's median household income hit an all-time high in 2023, as it does pretty much every year, FYI Guy writes. The city's high incomes come with a very high cost of living.

New census data shows Seattle grew more racially diverse in 2023, largely because of an increase in the multiracial population, writes FYI Guy.

Enrollment in private schools has grown in Seattle since 2020, accounting for one-quarter of the city’s K-12 students in 2023, writes Gene Balk, our FYI Guy.

As significantly more people headed into the office, our roads and transit systems saw the effects, FYI Guy explains.